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Narita Lab
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The lab discovers planets outside the solar system and uses observations to reveal their properties.
AboutAbout the lab
Discovering planets beyond the solar system and revealing what they are like
The Narita Lab discovers new planets outside the solar system (exoplanets) and uses observations to reveal their properties.
For each planet it finds, the lab investigates its orbital period, mass, radius, orbit, atmosphere, and more.
The lab also develops new instruments for observing exoplanets.
Key terms
- Exoplanet
- A planet that orbits a star other than the Sun. Also called an extrasolar planet.
- Orbital period
- The time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around its star.
- Atmosphere
- The layer of gas surrounding a planet. Its composition and temperature provide clues to how the planet formed.
NewsLab news
A paper by a doctoral student has been published in PASJ
Information on the graduate school entrance exam for FY2026 has been posted
Press release on research results: "Newborn Planets Are Fluffy"
Press release on research results: "Toward Understanding the Quiet Birth of Hot Jupiters"
Newton Special Edition "A New Theory of Life," to which Prof. Narita contributed as an author, is now on sale
ResearchResearch themes
The lab discovers new exoplanets and uses observations to reveal the properties of each one. It also develops new instruments for observing exoplanets.
*Illustrative imageSearching for Exoplanets
The lab continues its observations every day, aiming to discover new planets outside the solar system and investigate their properties.
*Illustrative imageObserving Exoplanet Atmospheres
The lab examines the characteristics of exoplanet atmospheres, exploring the diversity of exoplanets, each of which shows a different character.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping Observation Instruments
The lab develops its own observation instruments and, working in international collaboration, proposes and carries out unique observations that no one else does.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Narita Lab consist of faculty, project researchers, and doctoral and master's students.As of 2026
- ProfessorNorio NaritaPublications ↗
- LecturerAkihiko Fukui
- Project Assistant ProfessorJerome Pitogo de Leon
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Artist's impression of a transiting extrasolar planet (heic0612b)” NASA, ESA and G. Bacon / Public domain (cropped)
- Searching for Exoplanets: “TESS alone high res” Orbital ATK / NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Observing Exoplanet Atmospheres: “Artist’s impression of an ultra-hot Jupiter transiting its star (eso2213a)” ESO/M. Kornmesser / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Developing Observation Instruments: “MuSCAT 2 instrument on the Carlos Sánchez Telescope at Teide Observatory” IAC & Teide Observatory / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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